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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1947
Page
3
A battered whale tangled in lobster trap lines off Portland broke away from fishermen after seven rifle shots failed to subdue it. Darling and companions towed toward the wharf but the whale surfaced with force, tearing lines and injuring gear as it vanished from the cove.
New York A grocery store clerk Richard Curley injured by an exploding beer bottle lost his suit to collect damages from Jacob Ruppert Inc the bottler He claimed 3000 and won 500 in the lower court The State Supreme Court ruled negligence could not be inferred from the explosion alone and dismissed the claim.
A ten week adult education program starts Monday at Stratford High with over 125 enrolled. Laurence G. Mason says registration continues Monday night. Classes run Mondays and Thursdays 7 to 9 30 p.m. with closing exercises on Dec 11 and cover English math business art sewing and more. Some foreign language interest exists but no course opening night yet. Ten students per course.
A list of divorce petitions filed in Superior court includes Elizabeth Blake versus Nelson Blake Stratford Bridgeport. Mary Marden versus William Marden Bridgeport. Ann Costanzo versus Louis Costanzo Bridgeport. Pearl Howard versus Archie Howard Philadelphia. Olive Morris against Otto Morris Bridgeport. Marguerite Gaston against James Gaston Bridgeport East Orange. Anna Young against Albert Young Bridgeport Sans details. Dorothy Bull against Stanley Bull Fairfield. Ruth Carter against Adam Carter Bridgeport Mount Pleasant NC. Elizabeth Ellsworth against Thomas Ellsworth New Canaan. John Davis against Mary Davis Bridgeport Woodside. Gladys Peloso against Albert Peloso Norwalk. Irma Beach against Frederick Beach Stamford. Gertrude Tilford against Albert Tilford Danbury. Joana Quackenboss against Myron Quackenboss Danbury. Richard O'Brien against Magabeth O'Brien Ridgefield. Philip Russo against Mary Russo Danbury. Grace Conklin against Earl Conklin Danbury. Cora Johnson against Harry Johnson Bethel. Also notices of property sale on Allencrest Drive and local club activities described.
The Tass News Agency said the Soviet Embassy lodged a formal protest against Turkey over recruiting Muslim Soviet citizens in displaced persons camps in Italy and western Germany. The note followed Yugoslav objections to Russia receiving emigrant Yugoslav Moslems. Turkey replied to the Yugoslav note. no answer yet to Moscow. Prime Minister Hasan Saka had vowed Turkey would protect its racial brethren. Observers note growing reluctance among some Russian Orthodox Catholics to return to Moscow's jurisdiction.
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